Stand for bottles.



PATENTED JUNE 23, 1903.

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To all whom, it may concern:

UNITED STATES Patented June 23, 1.903.

PATENT OFFICE.

STAND FOR EtOTTLES.

SPEGIFTGATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 731,710, dated June 23, 1903. I

Application filed June 4, 1902. Serial No. 110,189. (No modeLl Be it known that I, FREDERICK RENKEN, a

citizen of the United States, residing in New York, borough of Brooklyn, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stands for Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a display-stand for bottles; and its object is to supply anornamental and useful stand for supporting sample bottles containing distilled liquors, perfumery, or other liquids in such a manner thatthe bottles can be conveniently removed,

such stands being intended'to be used by re- .5

tailers selling genuine liquids in comparatively small quantities, so as to display the bottles in an attractive, neat, and convenient tudinal U-shaped i l cal transverse section manner; and for this purpose the invention consists .of a stand which comprises stepshaped supporting-frames, shelves of metal strips attached to the steps of the frames, provided with openings for the bottles, longistrips depending centrally from said shelves, and L-shaped cross-strips depending from said shelves, with their bottom portions supported upon the bottom portions of said U-shaped strips and crossing the same centrally below the perforations of,

said'shelves, hereinafter claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved stand for bottles. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on line2 2, Fig. 3; and Fig. 3 is a verti' on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Similar letters of reference indicate correas will be more fully described and finally pointed out in the sponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the step-shaped supporting-frames of my improved stand for bottles. The step-shaped frames A of the stand are preferably bent of wire of suitable thickness and are connected or perforations b for by the transverse rod a and on the steps of p the frames by the sheet-metal strips B, said latter members being provided with openings receiving the bottles. The size of the openings 1) in the strips or i shelves B must be slightly larger than the diameter of the bottles at their thickest part, so that the bottles can be readily passed A are arranged parallel upwardly-extending guard-posts B, by which an advertising-card D, of celluloid or other suitable material, is supported. Similar cards may be supported at the intermediate and upper steps of the stand; but it is preferable to have only one advertising-card, so as to leave the body of the bottles and their labels free for exhibition.

The stands can be made of metal and] finished either bynickel 'or silver plating, or the entire structure can be made of aluminium or other untarnishing metal.

The purposes of my improved stand for bottles are that a number of small bottles, preferably a dozen, can be supported on a neat stand for exhibition, sale, or gratuitous distribution as samples and forms an attractive feature for a counter, bar, 850., and a convenientdevicefor exhibiting or exposing the bottles, so as to induce inspection of the labels to ascertain the brand and character of the contents of the bottles.

. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A display-stand for bottles, consisting of step-shaped side supports, perforated metal strips rigidly connecting said side supports at their ends, longitudinal U-shaped strips depending centrally from said shelves, and L-shaped cross-strips depending from said shelves with their bottom portions supported upon the bottom portions of said U-shaped strips and crossing the same centrally below the perforations of said shelves,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myinvention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses;

FREDERICK RENKEN.

Witnesses:

PAUL GonPEL, C. BRADWAY. 

